Lists, time, and INSPIRATION

I have started tracking my time for thesis. I intend to put time in everyday. I'm using an app called TimeKeeper - which is new to me. I've used Freshbooks and MakeSomeTime in the past, but for some reason opening a browser is too much for me. TimeKeeper has a gadget in my top toolbar that I can access really fast and watch all the time. It helps prevent me from forgetting to log time, and allows me to switch projects almost effortlessly.

That said, I am putting together a project schedule. I am fired up about this video idea and feel more personally committed to it than I have other ideas.

It has numerous qualities that make it a project I can stick with:

• inspires me
• has a human slant/connection
• is local
• provides an opportunity for partnership (with businesses/organizations/communities)
• can actually make a positive impact and help people
• utilizes tools/media I enjoy and want to get better at (video, motion, web)
• incorporates the element of storytelling

and it also fits characteristic of a good digital design thesis endeavor:

• executable in allotted timeframe
• presentable
• solves a design problem
• evocative, timely, & relevant
• distinct approach through the use of design
• makes connections - relates to trends & context
• has some degree of quantifiably measured success